Since her first running against Republican state Sen. John Blust in Greensboro 1998, Kay Hagan has been a tough competitor for the Democratic party. Will this be the year she is unseated? There are nine polls that show it's a very close race at the moment. Six of the polls show Hagan ahead marginally by 4-5 points, and one shows Tillis ahead with a five point lead.

For the 2014 midterm elections, the GOP has some truly scary candidates with extreme views on women's rights, the climate, and how our government should function. Some of them proudly tout their extreme beliefs while others hide behind them, but all of them would take us a step backward should they be elected.

Dan Huberty News & Opinion Articles

Sun Nov 02, 2014 | newyorker.comWhen does Ebola look like a gift? Apparently, when you are a Republican candidate for the Senate who sees it as a handy pretext for bringing up immigration politics while...

Thu Oct 30, 2014 | motherjones.comOver the past few weeks, a number of Republican candidates have run deceptive advertisements or used sneaky language to paper over their hardline views on reproductive...

Wed Oct 15, 2014 | huffingtonpost.comLess than three weeks until Election Day, Democrats are clinging to last-minute signs of hope in Iowa's competitive Senate race, which is just one of a handful that may...

Fri Oct 03, 2014 | talkingpointsmemo.comState Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, once said she would support legislation that would allow "local law enforcement to arrest federal...

Fri Sep 26, 2014 | washingtonpost.comOn Sunday, Democrat Bruce Braley and Republican Joni Ernst square off for their first debate in the Iowa Senate race. Given that this tight contest is looking increasingly...

Wed Aug 13, 2014 | washingtonpost.comIndependent voter Christine Telfer doesn’t have much of an impression of Sen. Kay Hagan, the Democrat whose bid for reelection is dominating the airwaves in this state. But...

Rep. Dan Huberty, a Republican state representative in Texas, had to be physically restrained by his staff and then escorted away by two Department of Public Safety officers after a heated exchange with a reporter outside of the statehouse floor. Huberty appeared to be intoxicated and responded that he has a "right to be human" when asked if he was drunk on the job. Huberty then proceeded to go on a tirade against the reporter and accused him of being a "fucking hack."